Most Thai workers returning from Israel are happy to be back home with their loved ones, but some are worried about how and where they can make money to repay the loans they took out from banks or private lenders to pay for their expenses to work in Israel.
The loans range from 100,000 to 400,000 baht, including air fares, brokerage fees for employment agencies, medical check-up bills and personal expenses. The salaries are, however, attractive.
One of the returnees, Wiset Posai, a native of Mukdahan province, said that he borrowed about 100,000 baht from a bank in order to work in Israel and he has already repaid 20,000 baht, leaving the balance which he has no idea how he is going to repay.
He said he and other Thai workers had lived in constant fear after the Hamas attacks over a week ago, because the farm on which they worked was close to Gaza.
He said he would not, however,…
